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Language Meaning and Society is an international journal of linguistic anthropology. It is an annual peer-reviewed publication edited by graduate students in the linguistic anthropology program at the University of Texas at Austin. The goal of the journal is to focus on research that has broad theoretical and/or methodological implications for our understanding of the relationship between language, meaning, and society. There are many new topics of intellectual interest in the area of culture and communication, given emerging communication technologies and increased possibilities for interaction across nations and communities. We welcome articles that examine dimensions of language that are of social significance using original data. We also welcome commentaries, discussions, and book reviews. Submissions should not exceed 8,000 words and should be submitted in accordance with posted style requirements.

We welcome original papers about linguistic anthropology as well as equipment and book reviews closely related to the significant topics. Desired frameworks include but are not limited to: